Mary
What's the difference in being a Vet Tech and holding a medicine degree in Vet?
I'm not sure how long both would be for. Apparently to have a degree in medicine for animals in TAMUK is four years, but in TAMU is to get a Ph.D. I'm not entirely sure of the depths of Veterinary degrees in different colleges but I'd like to be informed. #veterinary-medicine #veterinarian #veterinary #medicine
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Courtney Riel
Courtney’s Answer
You can become a Vet Tech through a college like Blinn or Lone Star, with one of their 2 year certificate/AAS programs. Vet Techs assist the Vet, and make about $27,000-$35,000 per year. I think the Vet Tech program at Lone Star costs about $6,000-8,000 total for tuition/books, etc.
http://www.lonestar.edu/vet-tech-aas.htm
It takes 8+ years to become a Vet. First you'd have to get your Bachelor's Degree (4 years) and then you'd have to apply to Vet School for your DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), which is another 4 years. A Vet makes $70,000+ per year, but you're looking at 8+ years of college, costing around$350,000+. http://vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/future/tuition
http://financialaid.tamu.edu/Undergraduate/Cost-of-Attendance#0-CollegeStationUndergraduate
Before considering either routes, I would suggest you find a vet clinic to volunteer/intern at to get exposure and make sure it's something that you really want to do.
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